name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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spādz
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/speɪdz/
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rhymes with -eɪdz
CMU ARPABET:S P EY1 D Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
plural of Spade
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of spade
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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3
noun
Meaning 3
One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: card-games, games
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A card game in which the spade suit cards are trumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: card-games, games
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5
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of spade
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract